I
am in the process of doing a
research paper on polygamy in
the state of Utah. From a sociological
stand point I am looking for
specifics on radical feminism
as it relates to polygamy. Please
let me know if you can direct
me to a source for this. Thanks,
Barbara

I
think that your question--about
radical feminism and it's take
on polygamy is complicated--because
in Utah polygamy is directly
related to the Mormon church,
Therefore it's hard to make
blanket statements about polygamy
without making statements about
Mormonism. In a basic sense,
I think that feminists can't
support polygamy--because it
is a gender biased in and of
itself. Specifically it is only
about men have multiple wives,
not women having multiple husbands.
So on that priniciple alone
it is biased and sexist. Also,
the notions behind polygamy
imply "possession" of women
as wives--and that, too, is
not a feminist perspective.
Does that help? I hope so
Amy